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Scottish memorial cross

Culross mercat cross
Culross market cross
The cross in 2013
LocationThe Cross, Culross, Fife, Scotland
Coordinates56°03′20″N 3°37′42″W / 56.055600°N 3.628460°W / 56.055600; -3.628460
Built16th century (base)
ArchitectJohn William Small (1902 replacement shaft and capital)
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Culross mercat cross is located in Culross, Fife, Scotland. Now Category A listed, its base dates to the original 16th-century mercat cross. Its shaft and capital, meanwhile, are 1902 replacements, the work of John William Small (architect) and Alexander Neilson (sculptor).

The cubical head has decorations on each face:

  • Northeast: Culross Burgh arms with the date of the burgh's 1588 creation
  • Southeast: the provost's initials and inscription ("Restored by the Honourable Sir James Sivewright of Tulliallan, 1 July 1902, and John Cunningham of Balgownie Provost")
  • Southwest: monogram of King James VI with crown
  • Northwest: Sir James Sivewright's coat of arms, with his initials in tympanum

A unicorn surmounts the capital.

Architectural detail

  • The southeastern face and unicorn of the head of the cross The southeastern face and unicorn of the head of the cross
  • The northeastern face The northeastern face

See also

References

  1. John William Small – Dictionary of Scottish Architects
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Culross, The Cross, Mercat Cross (LB24000)". Retrieved 26 January 2022.


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